Returning to workplace after childbirth: Challenges faced by female employees in star-rated hotels, China.

IF 7.3 2区管理学 Q1 HOSPITALITY, LEISURE, SPORT & TOURISM

Tourism Management Perspectives Pub Date : 2024-06-01 DOI:10.1016/j.tmp.2024.101259

Daixin Tu , Ping Li , Hongbing Zhu , Yingying Pan , Ting (Tina) Li

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Abstract

The transition phase of women's return to the workplace after childbirth has been a heated topic of concern, especially in China's hospitality industry, where the re-entry path of new mothers is still filled with hardships. This study draws on Schlossberg's transition theory and uses exploratory qualitative interviews to investigate dilemmas faced by female employees in the hospitality industry in China during their transition back to work after childbirth. Findings reveal four primary challenges from psychological, physical, career-related challenges, and lifestyle realignment perspectives. Thus, a Postpartum Women Return-to-Work Quadruple Supporting Framework is innovatively proposed in this study to assist in coping with the existing challenges. The framework aims to assist new mothers in the hospitality industry to be reintegrated into the professional world. This study mirrors the socio-cultural phenomenon of women in the hospitality and tourism industry as well.

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产后重返职场：中国星级酒店女员工面临的挑战。

女性产后重返职场的过渡阶段一直是备受关注的热门话题，尤其是在中国的酒店业，新妈妈们的重返职场之路依然充满艰辛。本研究借鉴施洛斯伯格的过渡理论，采用探索性定性访谈的方法，调查了中国酒店业女性员工在产后重返职场过程中面临的困境。研究结果从心理、生理、职业相关挑战和生活方式调整等角度揭示了四种主要挑战。因此，本研究创新性地提出了 "产后女性重返工作岗位四重支持框架"，以协助应对现有挑战。该框架旨在帮助酒店业的新妈妈重新融入职业世界。这项研究也反映了酒店和旅游业妇女的社会文化现象。

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15.60

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3.40%

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59 days

期刊介绍： Tourism Management Perspectives is an interdisciplinary journal that focuses on the planning and management of travel and tourism. It covers topics such as tourist experiences, their consequences for communities, economies, and environments, the creation of image, the shaping of tourist experiences and perceptions, and the management of tourist organizations and destinations. The journal's editorial board consists of experienced international professionals and it shares the board with Tourism Management. The journal covers socio-cultural, technological, planning, and policy aspects of international, national, and regional tourism, as well as specific management studies. It encourages papers that introduce new research methods and critique existing ones in the context of tourism research. The journal publishes empirical research articles and high-quality review articles on important topics and emerging themes that enhance the theoretical and conceptual understanding of key areas within travel and tourism management.